Houfu poisonous girl can't be bullied

Chapter 269 I Really Didn't Do It
"Leg numbness?"

The queen mother snorted and said: "I see that your legs and feet are very neat. If you don't tell the truth and take these medicines in front of me, I want to see how your legs and feet are paralyzed!"

Zhixi knelt down abruptly, "Queen Mother, Zhixi would never dare to lie in front of the Queen Mother, old slave..."

Seeing that Zhixi hadn't confessed yet, fearing that the Queen Mother would be in a hurry and hurt her body, Chu Lingyao simply said: "Mother Zhixi, when the genius doctor came to check the Queen Mother's pulse a few days ago, he found this toxin in the Queen Mother's body, if you don't explain it clearly The origin of the drug, it can only be punished according to the palace rules."

She didn't say anything about finding out that Zhixi had secretly met with the little eunuch. Firstly, she and Murong Jing were not aboveboard at the time, and secondly, it was also necessary to judge whether Zhixi's account was accurate or not.

"Poison...toxin?"

Zhixi's expression changed suddenly, and it took a while for her complexion to turn gray: "The old slave didn't report what he knew, so I beg the Queen Mother to forgive me."

"Do you know or not?"

The queen mother frowned, and said coldly: "What do you know, how are you hiding it, and what's going on with these pills, tell me everything!"

"Yes."

Knowing that the queen mother was really angry, Zhixi was a little bit afraid, and answered with a trembling voice before telling the whole story about the elixir.

Two days before she was transferred to the Compassionate Ning Palace, there was a little eunuch who took good care of her, but she was used to seeing people die for money in Xinzheku these years, so she became more wary of that little eunuch.

Sure enough, two days later, she was transferred to the Palace of Compassion, and the little eunuch followed her in. She was surprised and remembered his kindness a few days ago, so she didn't report it, but she didn't want the little eunuch to identify himself soon , Said that it was someone close to Concubine Li, and gave her a Qixia Pill, and asked her to put it in the Queen Mother's diet.

"Why didn't you report it back then? Did Concubine Li do you any favors?"

"The old slave deserves to die. The little eunuch said that if the old slave did the same, he would be able to leave the palace and enjoy his old age. The old slave was confused for a while, and when he returned to the room, he realized that the queen mother would not treat the old slave badly, but the medicine was already in the palace. In the hands of the old slave, the old slave was afraid of being suspected of having ulterior motives, so he hid the pill in panic."

"Then?"

"The little eunuch has come to look for the old slave several times."

As soon as Zhixi said this, Chu Lingyao subconsciously exchanged a glance with the Queen Mother, so it seems that what Zhixi said was true?

The person involved obviously didn't have the energy to pay attention to their eye contact, so he just said: "This old servant has been with the Queen Mother since he was a child, so naturally he would not do things to poison the Queen Mother, but this pill is on the old slave after all, and the old slave dare not take it rashly. I only thought about when I could catch the little eunuch and hand him over to the Empress Dowager, so that the Empress Dowager can make a decision later.”

After finishing speaking, Zhixi glanced at the elixir on the table with complicated eyes: "It's just that before the old slave can catch someone else's trick, the queen mother will find out first."

"How many times has the little eunuch met you?"

"Six times, except for the first time, the old slave will be given two pills every time."

The number was quite right. The Empress Dowager's expression relaxed obviously, but her tone was still cold: "What kind of crime do you have if you don't report what you know, don't you know?"

"Old slave understands."

Zhixi's face turned even paler, but she heard the queen mother continue: "But the Ai family thinks that you have made a good report, and the merits and demerits are equal. You must not do this kind of thing again in the future, otherwise Xin Zheku will be regarded as a light punishment. You know Is it?"

This is enough to be called a surprise, Zhixi hurriedly said: "This old slave understands, thank you Queen Mother for your kindness!"

"Forget it, let it go."

Although I didn't think that Zhi Xi was the one who poisoned me before, but now that the truth is revealed, the queen mother is still in a much better mood: "I always knew that you couldn't do the poisoning thing, it's just that Qixia Pill appeared too coincidentally, that's why Had to ask."

"This old slave really doesn't know how to deal with this elixir. If someone takes advantage of it, I hope the Queen Mother will punish her."

"I don't blame you. If you have these thoughts, you should have returned to the position of the Grand Palace Maid decades ago. How can you stay in Xinzheku until now? I understand your thoughts."

Zhixi thanked you repeatedly, Chu Lingyao felt a little ashamed, stood up and said solemnly: "Mother Zhixi, Ling Yao apologizes for wrongly accusing you before, I hope you can forgive me."

Both Zhixi and Du's mother took care of her like relatives, so Chu Lingyao's apology this time was also very sincere, but it made Zhixi back again and again: "Madam, there is no need to be like this, Zhixi is really terrified!"

"This time it's really Ling Yao's fault. Sister Zhixi must not blame the Queen Mother."

Zhi Xi hurriedly said: "I dare not, this old slave knows that Madam is thinking of the Empress Dowager, and I feel very relieved, how dare I feel the slightest bit of blame, please be at ease, Madam."

Mother Du also apologized, and the few people talked, and the tense atmosphere dissipated in an instant.

It's just that the matter of Qixia Dan has broken the line again, and Chu Lingyao was a little discouraged, and was about to leave when Zhixi said again: "Queen Mother, this old slave has something to report."

"Tell me."

"It's about Concubine Li. This old slave doesn't mean to speculate maliciously, but just thinks that the culprit is not Concubine Li."

"Oh? So what?"

"Although the Empress Li gave the poison to the old slave, the old slave did not use it, but according to what Madam said just now, this medicine did appear in the Empress Dowager's diet. If it was the Empress Li who ordered it, how could she use it twice at once? poison?"

Chu Lingyao frowned slightly: "Could it be that Concubine Li doesn't trust Nanny Zhixi, that's why..."

"But she has been sending pills here, if you don't trust me, why keep the handle?"

This is true.

Chu Lingyao was speechless for a moment, but the Queen Mother's patience had reached its limit, she only said: "Whether she is the culprit or not, she gave the pill, go to Lanzhi Palace to see, I don't believe she can take it All Qixia Pills are hidden!"

Although this method is a bit rough, it is also the most direct and effective method. Mother Du led people to the Lanzhi Palace to search, and Chu Lingyao accompanied the Queen Mother to walk behind. Hearing the noisy noise over there, when the two of them walked in, they saw Concubine Li kneeling in the outer hall, her clothes messed up and her eyes lifeless, as if her soul had been seduced.

And the inner hall has already been searched thoroughly by Mama Du and several maids, Qixia Dan needless to say, besides that, there are some unexpected gains.

"The Queen Mother arrives—"

The passing voice made Concubine Li, who was in a daze, tremble, and then she scrambled to the empress dowager's feet and cried: "The empress dowager's concubine has been wronged, and the concubine has never done anything, you have to check it out, empress dowager... "

"I haven't said what you're doing yet, but you're calling for injustice."

The queen mother snorted coldly, and motioned to the eunuch next to him to pull him away, and then sat down at the table accompanied by Chu Lingyue: "Did you find anything?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, I found ten pieces of Qixia Pills, some musk and red flowers, and some baby bamboo orders in the inner hall of the Lanzhi Palace. They are all here. Please have a look at them, the Empress Dowager."

It would be fine if only Qixia Pill was found, but what was left made the Empress Dowager's complexion change drastically.

Not to mention that Qixia Dan has the effect of promoting blood circulation, things like musk and safflower are taboos for Chu Lingyue at this time, no matter why these things are hidden in Concubine Li's Palace, and who they want to use them on, they are all taboos. There is no room for explanation.

"As a concubine, I don't want to share the emperor's worries, but instead engage in these messy and crooked ways, you are really...really..."

"Don't be angry, Queen Mother."

Seeing that the Queen Mother couldn't catch her breath, Chu Lingyao hurriedly sent someone to call Bai Aoshuang, and when he got to the water, he slowly fed the person to drink. Seeing that the Queen Mother had recovered a bit, he was relieved.

Concubine Li was obviously not convinced: "Queen Mother, you have to have a basis for what you say. Why didn't I share my worries for the emperor? As for these things... I don't know who stuffed them into my palace, they were all set up by others! The Queen Mother is not thorough. If you find out and convict me, it's nothing more than that you can't understand me..."

"You mean that I find someone to frame you because I don't like you?"

The Empress Dowager trembled angrily, pointed at Concubine Li for a long time before saying anything: "Don't say anything else, what's the use of keeping this Qixia Pill, but talk about it?"

"I've said it before, it was someone else who came in to frame me."

Concubine Li insisted that she was framed, no matter if it was musk safflower or witchcraft dolls, they were all stuffed in by someone, but she picked herself clean.

The Empress Dowager was about to be annoyed with laughter: "Why didn't this stuff go to someone else's place, but instead stuffed it in your palace? Why did you stuff it so completely? Huh?"

"Anyway, I've already explained it. If the Empress Dowager searches other palaces, who knows what else will be found!"

Concubine Li is no longer the distraught she was at first, but her clothes and hair are still disheveled, coupled with the fact that she is crying like pear blossoms and raining, she looks quite aggrieved.

But what she said was really pitiful: "You just came to my palace to search randomly because you didn't like me. If the emperor is here, he will definitely uphold justice for me!"

"Zhixi, go and call the emperor over, I want to see how he will uphold justice!"

The Queen Mother was obviously also in a hurry, and Bai Aoshuang who arrived in a hurry poured a elixir for someone, and only then did she have time to inquire about the situation with Chu Lingyao.

There was a lot of commotion in Lanzhi Palace, before Zhixi got any news, the queen was first brought over.

"See the Queen Mother."

Seeing Li respectfully, the queen didn't care what expressions everyone had on her face, she glanced around and said with a smile: "What's the matter?"

"It's none of your business."

The Empress Dowager spoke heavily, if she saw the Empress being oppressed like this, Concubine Li would definitely say a few words, even if she was not in danger now, she still gave the Empress a hard look.

The empress shyly retreated to the side, but she still couldn't bear the expression of gloating in her eyes. Lanzhi Palace suddenly fell silent, until Li Fengyi rushed here with Zhixi, Concubine Li rushed over in an instant, and said in a mournful voice: "Your Majesty You want to be the master for your concubine..."

"How is this going?"

Li Fengyi pulled away the Concubine Li who was hanging on his body, first asked the queen mother to be safe, then looked around, and fixed her eyes on the queen: "You did it again?"

"The concubine was wronged."

The empress was full of grievances: "The concubine only came to see the noise in Lanzhi Palace. Who would have thought that it would turn out like this. It must be Concubine Li who was disrespectful to the Empress Dowager. The Emperor must be careful."

(End of this chapter)